Policy Development

Objective

To catalyse and champion good practices in the sustainable development of the primary and secondary education subsectors.

Functions

To be the ministry’s think tank on pre-primary, primary and secondary as well as special and adult education development;

To provide inputs in developing, monitoring, evaluating and reviewing implementation of various education policies on basic education and primary and secondary as well as special and adult and non-formal education;

To analyse, translate and facilitate operationalization of the East African Community Treaty, its Protocols and Annexes as well as other regional and international instruments on basic education;

To conduct advocacy on pre-primary, primary and secondary as well as special and adult and non-formal education issues;

To collaborate with stakeholders, organise or oversee the organisation of the annual Education Week;

To initiate, develop and maintain cultural and development links and agreements on pre-primary, primary and secondary as well as special and adult and non-formal education;

To provide guide for talent development; and

To initiate, develop, put in place and promote programmes for sustainable collaboration between the basic and secondary education subsectors, industry and businesses;

This Division is led by a Director and comprises the following sections:

Pre - Primary and Primary Education Policy Section;

Secondary Education Policy Section;

Adult and Non-formal Education Policy Section;

Special Needs Education Policy Section; and

Diversity Policy Section.

Pre - Primary and Primary Education Policy Section

This Section performs the following activities:

Provide inputs for development of pre-primary and primary education policies, legislations and guidelines;

Provide inputs for the development of pre-primary and primary education curriculum;

Prepare, analyse and upload data to the ESMIS and Open Government Partnership portal related to the Section in accordance with the agreed work flow and protocol;

Conduct research on issues pertaining to pre-primary and primary education;

Provide guide for talent development;

Prepare, analyse and upload data to the ESMIS and Open Government Partnership portal related to the Section in accordance with the agreed work flow and protocol;

Prepare and submit periodic reports as required.

This Section is led by an Assistant Director.

Secondary Education Policy Section

This Section performs the following activities:

Provide inputs for development of secondary education policies, legislations and guidelines;

Provide inputs for the development of secondary education curriculum;

Prepare, analyse and upload data to the ESMIS and Open Government Partnership portal related to the Section in accordance with the agreed work flow and protocol;

Provide guide for talent development;

Conduct research on issues pertaining to secondary education; and

Prepare and submit periodic reports as required from time to time.

This Section is led by an Assistant Director.

Adult and Non-formal Education Policy Section

This Section performs the following activities:

Provide inputs for development of adult and non-formal education policies, legislations and guidelines;

Prepare, analyse and upload data to the ESMIS and Open Government Partnership portal related to the Section in accordance with the agreed work flow and protocol;

Provide inputs for the development of Adult and Non-formal Education Curriculum;

Provide guide for talent development;

Conduct research on issues pertaining to adult and non-formal education; and

Prepare and submit periodic reports as required from time to time.

This Section is led by an Assistant Director.

Special Needs Education Policy Section

This Section performs the following activities:-

Provide inputs for development of special education policies, legislations and guidelines;

Supervise the Central Resource Centre (Braille Press);

Initiate and develop mechanisms for sustainable resource mobilisation for special needs education in schools and teachers training colleges;

Provide guide for talent development;

Prepare, analyse and upload data to the ESMIS and Open Government Partnership portal related to the Section in accordance with the agreed work flow and protocol;

Support the development and implementation of mechanism for collaboration with societies for and of the handicapped;

Conduct research on Special Needs Education and advice school and teachers colleges owners and regulators accordingly;

Provide inputs for preparation of Special Needs Education Curricula and standards;

Initiate, develop, monitor and evaluate implementation of projects, programmes and mobilise resources for special needs education; and

Prepare and submit periodic reports as required.

The Section is led by an Assistant Director.

Diversity Policy Section

This Section performs the following activities:-

Develop, monitor, evaluate and review the implementation of regulations and guidelines on cross cutting issues;

Identify diversity best practices that need to be mainstreamed in the curricula by Tanzania Institute of Education (TIE) and monitor their implementation;